''World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event promoted by
World Victory Road
World Victory Road (WVR) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunct ...
. The event took place on September 28, 2008 at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its Suspended structure, suspension roof design.
The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena sea ...
in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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. It featured the start of
World Victory Road
World Victory Road (WVR) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunct ...
's Middleweight Grand Prix tournament.
Results
See also
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World Victory Road
World Victory Road (WVR) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunct ...
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List of Sengoku champions
This is a list of champions in the World Victory Road organization at each weight class.
Title histories Middleweight Championship
::''Weight limit: 85 kg (185.2 lb)''
Welterweight Championship
::''Weight limit: 77 kg (169.7 lb)''
Lightweight ...
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2008 in World Victory Road
The year 2008 was the 1st year in the history of World Victory Road, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2008 World Victory Road held 6 events beginning with, ''World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Vanguard''.
Events list
Wor ...
External links
Sengoku official websiteResulta from Sherdog
References
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World Victory Road events
2008 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in Japan
Sports competitions in Tokyo